Toy.



A. A. LIGHT.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3.19I5.

1 ,209,459 Patented Deo. 19, 1916.

ALBERT A. LIGHT, OF HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN.

Application filed August 3, 1915.

To all whom t may conc-cra:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. LIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrisville, in the county of Alcona, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulV Improvements in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in toys.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap toy which will afford amusement to children.

Another object is to provide a toy which can be quickly and easily set up or taken apart to permit of its being readily placed in a boX.

Another object is to provide a toy which is adapted to revolve by means of natural or artificial currents of air.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of my toy, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3 is fragmentary section on the line 3-3 of F ig. 2, and Fig. 4: is a fragmentary section on the line 1--4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view partly broken away and showing the connection between the sail in each boat and its mast. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a plurality of upwardly and inwardly inclined supporting legs, the upper ends of which are reduced as at 11 and received in openings 12 in a horizontal platform 13. A second platform 14 is provided with a plurality of openings l5 through which the legs are passed before engagement with the platform 13. In the center of the platform 13 is an opening 16 which receives the upper end of the hollow post 17, the lower end of this post being reduced as at 18 and passed through a central opening 19 in the platform 14. Disposed in the upper end of the hollow post 17 is a vertical pin 20, the upper end of which is formed with a socket 21. Resting on the upper end of this pin is a vertically disposed double pointed block 22 having a vertical opening 23 therethrough which receives the Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Bec. 19, 1916.

Serial No. 43,435.

staff 2%. The lower end of this stai is tightly fitted in the said socket 21, and on the upper end of this sta-ff is mounted a flag In the sides of this block 22 are formed oppositely disposed openings 26 in which are received the ends of a plurality of radial arms 27. The outer ends of these arms are received in openings 28 in the sides of the hulls 29 of a plurality of small sail boats. Each of the boats has a detachable mast 30 on which is pivotally mounted a rigid sail 31 formed preferably of tin. These sails 31 are preferably made of sheet tin and at the forward upper and lower corners of the sails are provided the outwardly bent perforated portions 32 which constitute lugs. These lugs are engaged on the bights of staples 33 which are driven into the after side of the mast and it is to be noted that the type of sail employed is that common to cat boats being a fore and aft main sail. By reason of this peculiar pivoting arrangement the forward leech or edge of such sail will engage on one side or the other of respective staples when the sail is in its greatest possible laterally swung position, the staples thus acting as stops to limit such .swing to one side or the other.

In the operation of the toy, the same is set where there is a draft or breeze. As the current of air strikes the sails successively they are swung around so that the revolving parts included above the pin 20 will freely turn. This turning movement is effected by reason of the fact that when the bows of the boats are facing the wind the sails will lie amidships while, when the sterns of such boats are turned toward the wind the sails will swing out to one side or the other and catch the wind.

Attention is particularly called to the fact that the greater number of parts of the toy are joined together by a mortise and tenon joint, thus doing away with the use of nails or screws and glue. This will make it interesting for the child to erect the toy or to take the same apart. The toy is thus a knock-down toy, the parts being either numbered or colored so that by following directions it can be quickly and easily erected.

lVhat is claimed is:

A toy including a central structure, a series of arms projecting outward from the structure and arranged to rotate about a center on said structure, and sail boats each connected to a respective arm and having a ALBERT A. LIGHT.

mast, staples projecting sternwardly from the mast, and a metallic fore and aft main sail having laterally bent portions at its upper and lower forward corners projecting in opposite directions and each engaged by the bight of a respective staple whereby the forward edge of the sail engages against opposite sides of the respective staples at the limit of movement to left and right whereby Witnesses:

HAs. GONKLIN, Mrs. A. LIGHT.

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